The master-servant pair ate together. Then, Chu Yue and Hupo started cataloging everything that Hupo bought.
Hupo and Yuhe came back together, but Yuhe did not enter their humble home. When she reached their doorstep, she just picked up the brown sugar she bought for her master and left.
Hupo brought back quite a lot of stuff. There were two catties of jujubes, no brown sugar because she had bought some last time, a can of wild honey, ginger, and a cotton blanket.
The cotton blanket weighed around five catties, so it had to have been hard on Hupo, because she was tiny.
"I could only bring back this much. I'll go downhill again tomorrow and buy two thick winter robes," Hupo said.
"Buy a thick blanket for yourself as well. If you get sick because of the cold, there will be no one to serve me."
Chu Yue was very pleased with Hupo. After all, they had grown up together, so Hupo could not be compared to Shanhu, who was bought when she was already grown up.
Hupo nodded. She was indeed planning on getting another blanket.
Chu Yue grabbed a handful of jujubes to eat. She had no choice about it. Her body was too weak, so even if she deliberately tried to condition her body, it was still a little weak.
At the same time she ate the jujubes, she stuffed a jujube into Hupo's mouth and asked, "What's on the next mountain?"
Hupo ate the jujube and picked up a spindle to do some handcraft. "The next mountain belongs to Longan Temple."
"Longan Temple?" Chu Yue looked at her.
"It's where people go to ask for blessings, and it belongs to the royal family. Defenses over there are really strict. Normal people aren't allowed there," Hupo said.
"Did Yuhe tell you that?" Chu Yue cocked an eyebrow.
"Yes." Hupo nodded. Then, she tried to persuade Chu Yue. "Milady, if you're bored, you can read a book or do something else, but you can't go there."
'I've already gone there today, and it was as expected of Longan Temple. Since it belongs to the royal family, even the quality of its monks is high.'
But it would not be easy for her to get to know the one she met. She had to recover some of her skills before doing anything else, or else, she would not be able to catch up to him. Even though she did not really come into contact with him today, she had a good eye for judgment. There was no way she would not be able to tell that he was a martial artist.
Chu Yue was an outstanding special agent. She would never allow herself to be at a disadvantage… though it would be a little hard with this body.
Her tendons and bones were incredibly weak, and she was not talented in martial arts. It was hard to say how many of her skills she could salvage with this body.
For the next few days, Hupo behaved like a hamster. She headed out every day to bring back stuff and add it to her hoard. As for Chu Yue, she continued training her body and went to the other mountain to pick up firewood.
But unfortunately for her, she never ran into the handsome monk.
She thought about going to him, but when she remembered her current skills, she decided to give up on the idea.
"Master, the woman left," the man in black reported in a small courtyard.
"Ignore her." The monk was currently copying a Buddhist scripture. "She's a widow and alone. She doesn't have an easy life, so just let her pick her firewood."
The monk did not pay much attention to the widow, but his subordinate, the man in black, saw that she came frequently, and every time she came over, she stood on her tiptoes and looked forward to her master coming over. He laughed coldly every time he saw it.
The widow did look rather pretty. If she put on makeup, she might look as good as the concubines in the palace. But his master was an important person. He had seen all sorts of women before, so there was no way she would be able to attach herself to him.
But since his master had already mentioned that the man in black was to leave her alone, he would leave her alone. As long as she did not do anything that would harm his master, he would let her pick up firewood.
Chu Yue did not know about this, and in the blink of an eye, ten days went by.
As she continued nursing her health, her body became much better.
As for recovering to the peak of her previous life? Chu Yue did not dare to harbor any hope for that. Her tendons and bones were just too weak.
Hupo went to sell her embroidered handkerchiefs. Since Chu Yue had nothing to do, she went to the other mountain.
There was no need for her to even mention her goal for coming. Naturally, she came to search for the monk. However, right when she stepped into another region, a man in black popped up.
He cast her a glance and said faintly, "Ma'am, please go back."
The lady looked pretty good. If it were any other time, her status might have increased in one go. However, his master was currently praying for blessings. Hence, forget about getting close to women, he had even gone on a vegetarian diet for the past two years.
Chu Yue was stunned. She did not think that there would be someone here. She often came to the place to stroll about, and she had been paying attention. Perhaps it was because her body's senses were too weak that she did not notice anything.
But she did not give up. She had always been careful when she decided to come over to explore the place.
That's why she did not expect that there would actually be someone guarding the place.
"Sir, I'm just a helpless widow. I don't have any ulterior motives. Please don't kill me." Chu Yue put on a terrified expression.
The man in black did not waste his breath on her. "Go back."
"I don't mind going back. But please tell me, what is the name of the most handsome monk in Longan Temple?" Chu Yue asked.
'I knew it. The widow is really after Master.'
"Why do you want to know?" The man in black cast her a glance.
Of course, he asked that solely because she looked pretty good. If she did not look good, he would not have wasted his breath and would have chased her away immediately.
"What else? I want to ask him whether he's willing to become worldly again," Chu Yue said directly.
"Become worldly again?" The man in black was stunned.
"You know what I'm saying." Chu Yue smiled.
The man in black was impressed. It was as expected of his master. Even if he was on a mountain, there were still women approaching him. He was truly charming.
"Hurry up and go back, or else, don't blame me for being rude."
Despite his thoughts, the man in black drew his saber half out of its sheath.
What could Chu Yue do about it? She could only bid the man in black farewell. "I'll drop by tomorrow. Sir, if you're free, please send him a word. If we do get together, I'll naturally remember your kindness."
After Chu Yue left, a person dressed like a eunuch walked out from the forest. He stared in the direction Chu Yue left and asked, "Yingda, who is that woman?"
Yingda, who was the man in black, said, "She's just a widow from Shangqing Temple.
"A widow?" The eunuch could not wrap his head around the idea. "Why did she come here?"
"She saw our master once and fell in love with him. She wants to get married to him now, and she asked me to send word to him and ask him whether he's willing to become worldly again," Yingda said.
The eunuch was stunned. Then, his face turned cold. "How dare that widow do this! You are not to let her come here next time! Chase her away!"
"The master is bored," Yingda said.
"What do you mean?" the eunuch asked, stunned.
"Eunuch Feng, I think that Master is a bit lonely," Yingda whispered.
Eunuch Ying was not surprised by it. 'How could he not be lonely? He has plenty of concubines serving him in court, and there are plenty of beauties in the palace. But there is nothing in Longan Temple. Forget about beauties. There isn't even a single female fly here.'